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Q. L. BRIGGS May 8, 1956 KITE Filed June 13, 1952 INVENTOR. QUf/VU/V L. BR/GGS A T rare/w:- rs

United States PatentfO "ice KITE Quentin L. Brigs, Hermosa Beach, Calif., assignor to Super Premiums, Inc.

Application June 13, 1952, Serial No. 293,359

8 Claims. (Cl. 244-154) My invention relates to kites, more particularly, to kites so constructed as to simulate the mythical flying horse, Pegasus, and included in the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a kite of this type which may be packed and shipped in a disassembled condition, in the form of a flat package, and it may be quickly assembled even by an unskilled or young person.

Second, to provide a kite which is particularly simple of construction and which may be easily flown by an inexperienced person or child.

With the above andother objects in view as may appear hereinafter, reference. is directed to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of mykite.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view thereof, taken through 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view through 5-5 of Figure 3.

My kite structure includes a pair of fuselage members 1 formed of paper or the like. These members are cut to represent an animal, such as a horse, and thus are shaped to represent a body 2, a head 3, forelegs 4, hind legs 5 and tail 6. Extended lengthwise near the upper portion of the body and interposed between the fuselage members is a separator or spacer 7 in the form of a channel member. The flanges of the separator are cemented to the fuselage members. Above and below and to the rear of the separator member, the head, legs and tail portions of the fuselage members converge and are cemented together.

Interposed between the fuselage members is a reinforcing wire 8 which is bent to extend within the head portion, then downwardly through the body portion into the foreleg portion, then rearwardly from the foreleg portion under the body portion and upwardly into the rear portion of the body, and is there bent to extend into the hind leg portion. The exposed central section of the reinforcing wire is provided with a depending loop 9 for attachment to a flying string.

A pair of anchor blocks 10 extend crosswise through the front and rear portions of the separator 7 and protrude from the fuselage members 1. The anchor blocks are provided with slots 11.

A pair of wings 12 are provided which are formed of paper or the like. The margins of the wings are folded over reinforcing wire 13. Each reinforcing wire defines the contour of the corresponding wing and ,terminates in hook ends 14 at the root end of its wing. The hooks ends 14 are adapted to be thrust into the slots 11 of the anchor blocks 10 so as to secure the wing in laterally extended relation with the fuselage members 1.

Assembly of the kite merely involves insertion of the hook into the anchor blocks. Initially, the kite may 2,744,702 Patented May 8, 19 56 be packed or. shipped as a flat package with the wings removed.

The wire reinforcing employed in the wings and between the fuselage members may be metal or plastic, plastic being preferred to avoid damage to high tension electric power lines. 1

Having fully described my invention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the details herein set forth, but my invention is of thefull scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 1. A kite, comprising: a flat body member formed of a pair of substantially flat sheet members secured in superposed relation; a pair of cross members secured in said body member and projecting laterally therefrom; a pair of wing members; and a marginal reinforcing wire aflixed to each wing member terminating in a pair of attachment elements at the root end .of the wing, said elements being removably attached to the extremities of said cross members. 2. A kite, comprising: an elongated spacer member; a pair of substantially flat sheet members secured to opposite sides of said spacer member and converging above and below said spacer member and there joined together; a pair'of spaced cross members secured to said spacer member and having oppositely disposedend extremities; a pair of Wing members each havingfa. root end; and a marginal reinforcing Wire affixed to each wing member terminating in a pair ofspaced attachment elements at the root end of the wing member, said elements being removably attached to the extremities of said cross members.

3. A kite, comprising: a body member formed of a pair of sheet members secured in superposed relation; a pair of cross members secured in said body member and projecting laterally therefrom; a pair of wing members; a marginal reinforcing wire atfixed to each wing member terminating in a pair of attachment elements at the root end of the wing, said elements being removably' attached to the extremities of said cross members; and a reinforcing wire, its end portions interposed between said sheet members and its intermediate portion looped below said sheet members for attachment to a flying string.

4. A kite, comprising: a spacer member; a pair of sheet members secured to opposite sides of said spacer member and converging above and below said spacer member and there joined together; a pair of cross members spaced apart and secured in said spacer member and having opposite end extremities adjacent said opposite sides respectively; a pair of wing members each having a root end; a marginal reinforcing wire affixed to each wing member terminating in a pair of spaced attachment elements at the root end of the wing, said elements being removably attached to the extremities of said cross members; and a reinforcing wire, its end portions interposed between said sheet members and its intermediate portion looped below said sheet members for attachment to a flying string.

5. A kite, comprising: a pair of sheet members joined together in superposed relation and having an outline representative of a horse in side aspect including a body, head, forelegs, hind legs and tail; a spacer interposed between said sheet members and extending longitudinally of the body representing portions of said sheets; a pair of cross members secured to said spacer member transversely of said sheet members and having opposite end extremities; a pair of wing members; and a marginal reinforcing wire afiixed to each wing member terminan ing in a pair of attachment elements at the root end of the wing, said elements being removably attached to the extremities of said cross members.

'15. A kite, comprising: a pair of sheet members joined together and having an outline representative of a horse in side aspect including a body, head, forelegs, hind legs and tail; a spacer interposed between said sheet members and extending longitudinally of the body representing portions of said sheets; a pair of cross members secured to said spacer member transversely of said sheet members and having opposite end extremities; a pair of wing members each having a root end; a mar: ginal reinforcing wire aflixed to each wing member terminating in a pair of attachment elements at the root end of the wing, said elements being rernovably attached to the extremities of said cross members; and a reinforcing wire interposed between said sheet members and having one end section extending between the head and foreleg representing portions of said members, an intermediate section bridging under the body representing portions thereof and an end section interposed between the hind leg portions of said sheet members, said intermediate section having means for attachment of a flying string.

7. A kite comprising a substantially fiat rigid body member which is composed of two superposed sheetlike members secured together along the marginal edges thereof, the central portion of the body member being separable a predetermined distance, a pair of fastening elements transversely secured to said body member in said central portion, the ends of said elements terminating adjacent the respective sides of said sheet-like members, and a pair of wings secured to said elements on opposite sides of said body member in between the upper thereby serving as a fin.

8. A kite comprising a substantially flat rigid body member which is composed of two superposed sheetlike members secured together alongithe marginal edges thereof, the central portion of the body member being separable a predetermined distance, an elongated spacer member interposed between said sheet-like members for spacing the central portions of the latter apart, a pair of fastening elements secured to said spacer member in spaced apart relation, the opposite ends of'said elements protruding through the sides of said sheet-like members, and a pair of wings secured to said elements on opposite sides of said body member in between the upper and lower edges of said body member, said body member thereby serving as a fin.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 498,379 Boynton May 30, 1893 1,105,058 Bochau July 28, 1914 1,348,373 Pierce Aug. 3, 1920 1,927,835 Kellogg Sept. 26, 1933 2,023,939 Talmadge Dec. 10, 1935 2,461,465 Chu Feb. 8, 1949 2,472,290 Fernstrum June 7, 1949 2,593,979 Calhoun Apr. 22, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 945,738 France Dec. 6, 1948 

